Nils Alwall |
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| Born | (1904-10-07)October 7, 1904
Kiaby, Sweden |
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| Died | February 2, 1986(1986-02-02) (aged 81)
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| Occupation(s) | Professor, inventor |
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Nils Alwall (October 7, 1904 – February 2, 1986[1]) was a Swedish professor at Lund University, Sweden. He was a pioneer in hemodialysis and the inventor of one of the first practical dialysis machines. Alwall pioneered the technique of ultrafiltration and introduced the principle of hemofiltration.[2][3][4] Alwall is referred to as the "father of extracorporeal blood treatment."[5]
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- ^ Rippe, Bengt (1997). "Nordiska Njurdagar (Nordic Nephrology Days)". Hypertension, Dialysis & Clinical Nephrology. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Alwall, Nils (1997). "Nils Alwall Lecture". Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Carlsson, Arvid (2000). "Arvid Carlsson – The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ "Nils Alwall Prize 2006 awarded to scientist at the Medical Hospital in Heidelberg". BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg. 2006. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2007.